2 buy or not 2 buy??

[S13 Power]

Theres a mercury XR7 for sale here. I know its RWD with a 4.6 V8. same one found in a mustang GT. now its at a local auction so im sure i could get it cheap. i just dont know if theres any potential for this car. Its auto which sux. anyone here got experiance on Domestics??

[Machine]

what year? older ones had 3.8l supercharged 6 cylinders in them

either way you have to consider weight, which is around 3800lbs

[Checkered-Member]

anyone here got experiance on Domestics??

yeah, they all suk,

[Mr1der]

the merc is a decent car, the 4.6 always has potential for building, and I believe that car used the same auto that the supercoupes used, which can be built to handle quite a bit of power. If you can get it cheap enough, I would, it make for a good daily driver. It's actually not the same motor in the GT but rather the same motor from the Crown Vic too, not quite as much power right off the bat.

[Bubba1]

Other than it being a cheaply made, unreliable, heavy, softly sprung, ill handling, gas-guzzler, I suppose it has a lot of potential. I'd pass on it

[Bubba1]

Oh, I had 3 Merc Gran Marquis. Two with the 5.0 V-8, 1 with the 4.6 liter. I had far fewer problems with the 5.0, than with the 4.6. The 4.6 had a little more grunt, not that much. But I swore off Ford products after that last Merc because it was so unreliable.

[S13 Power]

It has killer torque though, thats one of the reasons i would consider it.

Im driving auto now and hate it. i really like manual trannys so i might just consider the 85 200sx thats just sitting there.

[Bubba1]

Well, you're essentially debating if you should go from a boring automatic to another boring automatic that's a faster in a straight line. You might want to test drive one. They're comfortable and have some decent straightline oomph, (V-8 rumble is a great sound)but "exciting" is not a word that came to mind after I drove one.

[Mr1der]

I wouldn't say the SC'd cars are exciting in really, straight line anyway. The supercharger whine and handling characteristics of the cars make them a blast though (315 foot pounds of torque help too:)) The name Mercury just doesn't excite me for the most part.

[Megaseth]

hmm, maybe they should called it Hermes...

but yeah, its more or less an old ladies car. dont bother with it. get the 200sx and keep it in the family.

[S13 Power]

i could probably get the 200sx for 200. i dunno if its a good car really. Ive heard theyre good canidates for motorswaps.

The engine looks solid. It had a CA20E under the hood. I heard theyres some models that have better chassis set up than others. something with the rear suspension. dont know what model this is but i know it has an all digital display, tach, and speedo. any info??

[Mr1der]

woah, get it those little suckers rock! I wish my brother's old one was still in my driveway, though he ragged it out and trashed 2 motors, I'd have an sr or ca in it by now and be stompin on the hondas in the inspector gadget mobile!

I got his up to like 115 coasting down a hill(they had a governor at 105:()

[Megaseth]

yeah, they are pretty damn goood cars. the turbos and v6 models had independent rear suspension. the others didnt. i dont know if you could convert the stuff, but you could see about it. for $200, the car is a steal.

[Mr1der]

I think the V6 only had the auto, well, that's all I've ever seen anyway. the motor looks pretty big in them:D

[Onizuka]

there were V6 manual s12's, i suggest checking out http://www.club-s12.org for more info on them.

[Bubba1]

i could probably get the 200sx for 200. i dunno if its a good car really. Ive heard theyre good canidates for motorswaps.

The engine looks solid. It had a CA20E under the hood. I heard theyres some models that have better chassis set up than others. something with the rear suspension. dont know what model this is but i know it has an all digital display, tach, and speedo. any info??

$200 is less than most people pay for non-running parts cars. Unless it belongs to a family member, who's giving it to you I wouldn't excpec it to be instantly driveable and pass inspection. You get what you pay for, and $200 doesn't get you much.

[S13 Power]

wow i didnt know that these cars had support out there. Sounds like its worth considering.

The price, i havent been quoted on or anything. First off, its at an auto auction. The cars at the back of the lot, no one really pays attention to it. the interior is really torn up. the e-brake doesnt work. its RWD and winter snow is right around the corner. I think 200 bones is a fair price, considering theyre selling newer civics and stanzas for 500 bones.

[Mr1der]

hell, bet you could pull 50 bucks on it

I wouldn't go too high being as you don't know anything about it though, like how it runs(if it does) or how it rides and all that. Is it a manual or auto?

[Bubba1]

wow i didnt know that these cars had support out there. Sounds like its worth considering.

The price, i havent been quoted on or anything. First off, its at an auto auction. The cars at the back of the lot, no one really pays attention to it. the interior is really torn up. the e-brake doesnt work. its RWD and winter snow is right around the corner. I think 200 bones is a fair price, considering theyre selling newer civics and stanzas for 500 bones.

I'd recommend having a mechanic look it over before bidding. It may cost you only $200 to acquire, but that $200 could be chickenscratch when you start tossing money at it to make it pass inspection. Remember there's a good reason that car is sitting at an auction...in the very back. And it's not because it's pristine. Sounds like a tired parts car. Good luck.